Governor of the Gothic Sector, Captain of the Imperial Fists, Commander of the local fleet of the Imperial Navy, Commander of the Astra Militarum (Defense Force), Representative of the Inquisition and Astropaths, Representative of the Captain of the Channel Armed Charter, Speaker of the local Council of Nobles,
As well as several representatives of the units directly under the Primarch on the advance fleet.
A group of people, in order of right and right to speak, filled both sides of a long table from the left and right sides of Calvin.
While discussing at the meeting the plans for the fleet and the Gothic sector's follow-up campaign to regain the lost territory, two Gray Knight officers privately discussed the status of their own troops.
"So we still have to hurry?" Sutherland complained to the Gorgon beside him with his spiritual power.
The astropaths and navigator representatives next to them clearly felt weak but clear psychic energy fluctuations.
However, due to the fact that the two foreign troops came for reinforcements and were directly under the original body, they had no choice but to turn a blind eye to it. Even when Sutherland looked at them, he even took the initiative to give them a kind smile.
Although Sutherland was indifferent to them, he responded out of courtesy.
But this kind of stiff smile, in the eyes of these local upper-class nobles, is really full of threats other than the meaning of the smile itself.
Because they were the same as the Rogue Traders behind them who had the honor to attend.
In peacetime, he can be called arrogant and domineering, hiding evil and evil. Even within the Rogue Traders, they dare to call their inheritance system a "dynasty". They are the main source of contraband smuggling outside the sunshine of imperial rule.
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And during wartime, in a sense, they are all members of the Imperial Tribunal. When encountering a major crisis or urgently establishing a war zone, they are the first to be stabbed in order to collect resources.
The logic of this point is no different from what Calvin saw in his previous life:
That is to say, the Tribunal is not unable to clean them up, but whether it is for the purpose of "fattening and then killing" or the fact that there will inevitably be supplements in the fixed ecological niche, they have adopted the "control and ignore, wait and see" approach to these local nobles.
"Slaughter" principle.
And now, it is obviously time to "slaughter the sheep and pigs" and let everyone have a good year.
"Ahem..." Gorgon cleared his throat and signaled Sutherland to hold back so as not to scare others.
He has served for much longer than the latter, so he naturally understands the subtlety of the current atmosphere.
In the early days of the establishment of the war zone, the troops and weapons mobilized, and even the resources consumed were astronomical figures;
At this time, the choice of the commander of the war zone, as well as the list of members of the emergency command system initially established under his command, in a sense, represent the situation of the empire and local local forces.
In a word, it is not necessary to kill all the fat sheep in one day, otherwise life will be difficult. Those who can appear at this meeting will naturally not be included in the list of "slaughter" this time.
And if due to Sutherland's unintentional actions, the fat sheep were restless day and night and did not develop properly, which further affected the meat quality and nutritional content, then maybe Calvin would have to settle the score with Calvin Jr. after the meeting.
After seeing the smiles of several noble representatives opposite becoming more humble because of Sir Sutherland, Gorgon had no choice but to step forward and finish him off.
He tightened his cheeks, accurately raised the corners of his mouth by 11 degrees, and then showed the other party his eight well-maintained teeth...
Well, regardless of the noble representative sitting across from him who was about to cry, Gorgon still withdrew his gaze and concentrated on discussing the previous topic with Sutherland.
And this was also the only conversation between officers in the battle group in the past few months since they left Terra.
The Gray Knights are also humans, or in other words, although the Astartes are far more than humans, they are still mortal soldiers after all.
Even with their endurance, they were tortured by the task of attacking all the way from Terra without much preparation, let alone the Tindaros Legion.
No matter how good the environment on the battleship is, it cannot be compared with the military camp on the ground, and no matter how sufficient the supplies are during combat readiness, it cannot replace the mental relaxation during the rest period.
"It should be that the original body means that we should hurry up and move closer to the Brigia galaxy. There are high-value targets there, and it is very likely that they are also the targets that the enemy has been looking for." Gorgon scratched his head and replied.
road.
He didn't feel much about this living situation. After all, throughout the Chapter era, most of the Gray Knights acted as the Inquisition's fire brigade.
On the Titan home planet, except for the apothecaries and the Brotherhood of Prophets, the maintenance hall in the fortress monastery has not been popular all year round.
Several great mentors are either operating in war zones or rushing to new war zones. That is to say, Aidan will stay on the Titan home planet for a few days from time to time due to the issue of recruiting new soldiers.
Then there are the third, fifth, and sixth companies. Occasionally, they will temporarily stay on the Titan home planet due to the defense change mission of the Throne Court. Then they will receive calls from the Tribunal or the Grand Masters and rush to other battlefields after resting.
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However, long-term overload operation obviously has many disadvantages, and the Gray Knight's consistently high casualty rate is one of the consequences.
After entering the legion era, all procedures are on the right track, and long-distance raids across star fields like this have become increasingly rare.
But less doesn’t mean none, and not doing it doesn’t mean you can’t.
Just like this time, after Calvin met two Chaos legions on the outskirts of the Gothic Star Territory, he mobilized two of the only three battle groups of the Gray Knights with a single order.
In addition to the new recruits being cultivated on Titan's home planet, the only remaining battle group is in the Gothic sector.
"Are you having difficulties?" Gorgon didn't understand the status of the grassroots soldiers, but with little Calvin's character, he would definitely not complain for personal reasons.
But after all, he came from a different background, and his grasp of the mentality of these brothers in the new army was not as accurate as his opponent's.
"No! I'm worried about Tindalos."
Little Calvin has a habit of speaking harshly, but this is actually the case.
The Gray Knights are, after all, Astartes. Although the living conditions on the ship are not as good as those on the ground, they do not have much impact on this group of supermen.
But it's like a long sword that has been carefully maintained and suddenly found tiny scratches while cleaning it one day.
As the chief officer of the battle group, Little Calvin naturally discovered subtle changes in the mental and physical functions of the Gray Knights due to their long-term combat preparations during the half-year-long mission.
This is a typical big or small problem. At the most minor level, this kind of change is so slight that no one except the leader of the war group will notice it;
In other Chapters, whether it is the Astartes who were essentially treated as consumables during the Great Crusade era, or the Astartes who were no longer able to be picky due to the influence of the empire's national power and the "Holy Code" in the Chapter era.
Stat, you don't have the conditions to care about this kind of thing.
But if we look at it more broadly, as a new legion, as a rich legion with the original body personally in charge and without the shackles of the "Holy Code", every soldier they had in the early stages of establishment and expansion is precious.
seeds of experience!
Others may not care, but little Calvin must care!
As for the status of the Tindaros Army, it is not just his casual response.
Based on the supply standards of the Gray Knights and the living environment on the battleship, problems of this kind will arise; not to mention the auxiliary troops who live in the middle of the battleship and only have one bed per person as a private space!
But they had no choice, because the Primarch knew these things, and since he could do that, he must have his reasons.
At this time, Calvin was still communicating with the Fists of the Empire and the natives of the Gothic Sector. After all, the official purpose of his trip was to solve the problem of the Gothic Sector losing contact with the Empire.
After the aliens withdrew and gave up the invasion of the mainland of the sector, the threat in the Gothic sector was temporarily lifted. He had no other reason to leave except to sit in the Gothic sector and command the reconquest campaign.
But just before the meeting, he learned the clues he had been looking for from the Imperial Fist.
So how to rush to Brigia and bring back the person he has been looking for intact;
While establishing the Gothic War Zone, allowing the subsequent imperial reinforcements to be smoothly integrated, and then regaining the lost ground under the dual threats of aliens and chaos, it became his most important task at the moment.
"Call..."
Calvin didn't know how many times he thought this name in his mind, but he swore that once he saw this mechanical priest who was particularly capable of running away, he would definitely let him experience his "passion".